1.4. Begonia germaineana Tebbitt, Brittonia 67(3): 222, fig. 1 (2015).

– Type: Bolivia, Santa Cruz Department, Prov. Vallegrande, camino de Loma Larga a Algodonal, 18°46′S, 63°53′W, 1783 m, 28 i 2011, G.A. Parada, Y. Inturias, S. Carreño & V.J. Rojas 3016 (holotype USZ ; isotypes FCQ, LPB, MO) .

M.C. Tebbitt, Tuberous Begonias, a Monograph of Begonia sect. Australes 83 (2020).

Distribution. Endemic to Bolivia and Santa Cruz Department.

Identification notes. Begonia germaineana is unique among tuberous, yellow-flowered Begonia in being glabrous throughout.